CARING FOR THE BATTERY

Your battery will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines for caring and storing the player.

•Recharge the battery within the temperature range of 5°C~35°C (40°F~95°F).

•Do not overcharge (longer than 12 hours).

Excessive charging or discharging may shorten the battery’s life.

•Battery life naturally shortens slowly over time.

￿The rechargeable battery incorporated in this product is not user replaceable. For

CAUTION information on its replacement, please contact your service provider.

TURNING THE POWER ON & OFF

Turning the Power on

Press and hold the ￿ ￿￿button.

￿ When you turn on the player for the first time, you will see the Popcon character setting screen. To set your own Popcon character, see step 2 on page 25.

Turning the Power off

Press and hold the ￿ ￿ button.

￿Your MP3 player will be automatically turned off when none of the buttons have

NOTE been pressed for a specific length of time in the pause mode. The factory setting for <Auto Power Off> is 1 minute, but you can change this length of time. See page 29

for more information.

16 _ the basics